like education, like housing, like jobs. and so we don't like what he is telling us. and especially when you have the video that came out, it's absolutely devastating. so it's going to be very tough to turn this around. >> let me set that up just for a second. mary, you got a lot of attention for something you said to me right here in "the situation room" last week. let's listen and talk about it. >> many of us have been waiting for mitt romney to say this clearly and loudly, there are makers and takers, there are producers and there are parasites. i hope he doesn't just double down, quadruples down to the tenth power expo nen shlly makes this case loudly and clearly because it's the essence of the american dream. >> talking about the 47% comment that maria just referred to. mitt romney's campaign released -- >> excuse me, joe. but she's distorted what he said there. >> okay. >> they distorted it. that clip was distorted. and that's distorted by what i meant. i didn't mean the 47%. of course if you pay into social security and you pay into medicare, that's your money,